Guide to Wisconsin Legal Information Sources  Tags: legal_sources wisconsin_law  

Access

Source

Contents

Coverage

Additional Information

Fastcase

http://www.wisbar.org/fastcase

Federal & State Codes

Current

Find by citation, keyword search or browse

Wisconsin State Legislature

http://www.legis.state.wi.us

Legislative notification service
http://notify.legis.state.wi.us/

Wisconsin Bills, Session Laws, Statutes, etc.

Statutes 1969→
Acts 1969→
Bills 1995→

Find by citation, keyword search or browse

Google Books

http://tinyurl.com/crr37u

Wisconsin Acts

Selected early editions

Browse or search within books

American Law Sources On-line (ALSO!)

http://www.lawsource.com/also/

Federal & State Bills, Session Laws & Statutes

Current

Contains links to resources from other providers

GPO Access (to be replaced by FDsys)

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode

U.S. Code

1994→

Very reliable, older versions of U.S. Code available

Thomas

http://thomas.loc.gov

Federal Bills, Session Laws, Cong. Record, etc.

Varies (earliest from 93rd Congress, 1973→)

Very reliable

with card

Hein Online

Available in library  - and-

From anywhere with WSLL library card to firms with less than 25 attorneys

Federal Session Laws & Statutes

U.S. Code 1925→
Statutes at Large 1789→

For a WSLL library card, contact 1-800-322-9755 or wsll.ref@
wicourts.gov

Shepards Public Access Service

Available in library

Federal & State Session Laws & Statutes

Current & some prior

Retrieve by citation only

Westlaw Public/Patron Access

Available in library

Federal & State Session Laws & Statutes

Current & some prior

Find by citation or keyword search

-or-

Loislaw

Available in library -or-

http://www.loislaw.com

Federal & State Session Laws & Statutes

(MPL = WI only)

Current

Coverage good, fairly economical

VersusLaw

http://www.versuslaw.com

U.S. Code

Current

Browse or keyword / popular name search US Code

LexisNexis

http://www.lexisnexis.com

Choose package for your needs

Varies

Coverage & cost varies by package

Westlaw

http://www.westlaw.com/SubOptions/

Choose package for your needs

Varies

Coverage & cost varies by package

LexisNexis by Credit Card

http://web.lexis.com/xchange/ccsubs/
cc_prods.asp

Federal & State Session Laws, Statutes, Bills etc.

Varies

Retrieve by citation or keyword search (Search free - Pay for documents viewed – approx. $9/doc)

Westlaw by Credit Card

http://creditcard.westlaw.com

Federal & State Session Laws, Statutes, Bills etc.

Varies

Retrieve by citation only ($22/doc)